A translation of the complete Rig Veda into English backed with a purpose-built, state-of-the-art search capability. This is the First Digital Book that aims to answer the question - "What is in the Rig Veda and where do I find it?".
The Vedic heritage, and the Rig Veda in particular, is the foundation of Hinduism. Yoga, Dharma, Spirituality and so much of what defines Indian thought and culture today, derive from it. It was composed by famous Rishis who are household names, and yet, for many of us, its contents still remain a mystery. This book hopes to make the Rig Veda a little more accessible.
Horace Hayman Wilson wrote the first translation of the Rig Veda into English. His work is notable because it consciously tries to be true to the ancient sources. It is an important work of scholarship that this ebook hopes to preserve and extend.
This is the first Digital version of Wilson's work. It converts all the six volumes into a single, easy to carry ebook. It then embeds a state of the art search capability using hyperlinks and indexes. It extends this with Serendipity, to help us discover what maybe relevant even when we are not sure what to look for.
This work is a first step towards reinventing the book. Instead of reading a book in the sequence laid down by the author, page after page, cover to cover; this allows us to chart our own course through the Rig Veda, more efficiently find what is relevant and skip what is not.
Key Features:
- H. H. Wilson's complete translation of the Rig Veda into English
- It is a work that consciously attempts to be true to the ancient sources
- It goes beyond that to be the first 'Digital Book' on the Rig Veda, perhaps the first in the world
- It embeds a purpose-built, state-of-the-art Search Capability into the Rig Veda
- It leverages hyperlinks and extensive Indexes to give an intuitive and fluent navigation experience
- It enables Serendipity to help us discover what is out there in a relevant fashion
- It gives us the ability to chart our own journeys through the Rig Veda
- The Introduction helps you get started and serves as launch points for some initial journeys
- It aims to be your reference of choice for the Rig Veda for years to come.
